Trump Caught on Camera as Plan Spins Out of Control

Summary

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The MeidasTouch Podcast

Episode: Trump Caught on Camera as Plan Spins Out of Control

Date: October 23, 2025
Hosts: Ben, Brett, and Jordy Meiselas (with Ron Filipkowski as lead commentator for this episode)

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Overview

This episode of The MeidasTouch Podcast centers on a series of harrowing and widely documented incidents involving ICE raids and militarized immigration enforcement under the Trump administration. The hosts aim to chronicle what they describe as the rapid descent of the United States into authoritarianism, highlighting stories and video evidence of alleged abuses, assaults, and terrorization of ordinary Americans—often citizens—by federal agents. The Meiselas brothers, known for their candid, passionate, and democracy-minded banter, underscore their sense of outrage and urgency as they decry what they characterize as war crimes perpetrated by Trump’s "ICE Gestapo" around the country. They focus on creating a record and raising public awareness, directly appealing to both American audiences and the international community.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Trump’s Militarized Enforcement Tactics

• Sweeps and Raids Nationwide:
  • ICE, described as Trump’s personal military force, has been conducting large-scale raids in cities of all sizes, with a notable militarization of tactics.
  • The hosts assert that the aim is to “terrorize Americans” and deliberately provoke unrest in order to justify bringing in more military force.
  • “Donald Trump has been caught on camera yet again. He's busted. We have the photos, we have the videos, we have the receipts.” (00:59, Ron Filipkowski)

2. First-Hand Accounts and Video Evidence

Canal Street, New York City (ICE Raid)

• Terrorizing Street Vendors and Community:
  • ICE raided Canal Street, Manhattan, targeting street vendors; force used against civilians, causing public outrage.
  • Footage shows military-style force in action.
  • “You’ll see right here what it looks like... just start like beating down on People, attacking the community, terrorizing people in Manhattan.” (01:00–02:00, Ron Filipkowski)

Wilder, Idaho (Family Night ICE Raid)

• Children Fleeing for Their Lives:
  • ICE agents raided a family picnic event, with children as young as five forced to flee.
  • A 6-year-old describes seeing snipers; a 14-year-old details a gun pointed at his and his mother’s heads.
  • “I saw snipers on the roof, they were going to shoot me.” (04:33, Child witness)
  • “They put a gun to my face, then point the gun at my mom’s head and they said they were going to blow my mommy’s head off.” (04:50, 14-year-old, relayed by Filipkowski)

San Fernando Valley, CA (Home Depot Raid)

• Community Outrage and Direct Confrontation:
  • ICE raid at Home Depot, video features bystanders confronting agents.
  • “You’re brown. You should be ashamed of yourself... what you guys are doing is awful.” (08:09–09:31, Eyewitness confrontation)

Portland, Oregon (Physical Assault During Arrest)

• ICE Agent Kneels on Man's Back:
  • Incident at MLK Jr. Blvd where ICE agent pins a man for over two minutes; the man repeatedly pleads, “I can’t breathe,” in Spanish.
  • His wife screams for help.
  • “I can’t breathe... Ayúdame!” (13:29–14:04, Detainee and his wife)

Chicago, Illinois (Gunpoint Incident with Pregnant Woman)

• Agents Draw Weapons on Civilians:
  • ICE agent points gun at pregnant U.S. citizen with child in car, then blames her for it.
  • “[He] just pointed a gun at me. You feel good with yourself?” (14:39, Pregnant woman victim)

Illinois Legislator Held at Gunpoint

• State Representative Targeted:
  • Illinois State Rep. Han Win and staffer held at gunpoint, windows forcibly opened; no prior warning.
  • “I’m State Representative Han Win. These guys are telling us to stop following. I’m state representative, U.S. Customs and Border Patrol.” (16:34, Han Win)

Blind Protester Dragged in Portland, OR

• Targeting the Vulnerable:
  • Quinn Haver, a well-known blind protester, is dragged away and dropped on his head; seen as targeted intimidation.
  • “They picked the weakest person they could find and made a big show of it.” (17:27, Eyewitness reporting)
  • Video analysis details officers picking up his white cane and dismissively handling him.

3. The Broader Pattern: Escalating Authoritarianism

• The hosts connect these incidents to what they describe as Trump’s broader strategy of sowing chaos, fostering fear in communities of color, and using provocations to justify military escalation.
• “You have literally a terrorist regime in the Oval Office right now, destroying the White House... full-fledged authoritarianism in the United States.” (21:37, Closing remarks)
• They lambaste corporations, universities, and law firms for capitulating and enabling "war crimes" and "crimes against humanity".

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

On ICE Raids and Community Response

• “What you guys are doing is awful... You should be ashamed of yourself.”
  — Eyewitness confronting ICE agents, Home Depot (08:09–09:31).

On the Human Impact

• “I saw snipers on the roof... I saw my mom with... [handcuffed]... It got me scared... They tackle my mom, start kicking her, punching her. She… has her ribs all bruised...”
  — Survivor (child) of Idaho raid, relayed by Filipkowski (04:33–05:49)

On Government Accountability

• “They want to try to get the community pissed, and then they want to say, oh, I guess we gotta bring in the military now... They are the criminals. Trump and his regime are the war criminals.”
  — Podcast co-host (05:49)

On the Erosion of Democracy

• “It is full-fledged authoritarianism in the United States and the American people hate it. Donald Trump has never been less popular.”
  — Closing commentary (21:37)

On Individual Acts of Courage

• “The visceral reaction was to just not continue videotaping, get the angle. But I just couldn't keep it out. I had to keep him in frame. I had to keep him in frame. And it just hurt my heart. It was shocking.”
  — Elizabeth Cox, witness to blind protester’s arrest (19:38–19:54)

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Important Timestamps

• 01:00: Initial rundown of ICE raids, introduction to the theme of militarized immigration enforcement.
• 04:33: Emotional testimony from child victim of Idaho raid.
• 08:09: Bystander confronts ICE agents at Home Depot in San Fernando Valley.
• 13:29: ICE agent pins man down in Portland; “I can’t breathe” incident.
• 14:39: Pregnant woman and her son held at gunpoint by ICE in Illinois.
• 16:34: Illinois legislator Han Win held at gunpoint.
• 17:27: Blind protester Quinn Haver violently arrested in Portland.
• 20:46: Canal Street, NYC: Community shouting “Shame on you!” at ICE agents.
• 21:37: Concluding remarks on authoritarianism and call for ongoing documentation.

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Tone & Style

The episode is charged with urgency and outrage, mixing emotional first-person stories, raw video clips, and no-holds-barred commentary that blends legal analysis, citizen journalism, and political advocacy. The hosts do not mince words in their condemnation of both Trump-era policies and those institutions that, in their view, enable such actions.

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Summary Takeaway:
This episode is a sobering chronicle of the Trump administration’s most recent, militarized ICE actions as reported and debated by the MeidasTouch team and their network of citizen journalists and activists. The hosts urge vigilance, documentation, and ongoing public engagement as they frame these events as nothing short of crimes against democracy.

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Transcript

[Ron Filipkowski]

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[Ron Filipkowski]

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[Ron Filipkowski]

See, I saw the sniper up a roof and he was just like standing ready to shoot cars. And then what else? I saw helicopters flying. One helicopter and a car and also soldiers.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

What?

[Ron Filipkowski]

Did you see it? What else happened? I saw, I saw my mom with, with K cup. It got me scared and I saw soldiers and all of the people went on the truck and they had to cancel it. And I was shaking and then my arm was shaking, my, my arms, my legs and, and then I started crying and they're like, get out of the truck, get out of the truck. And I was, I was sitting down in my truck and then they pulled out a gun and they're like, get out of the truck. Of course I'm going to comply with a gun pointed at me. And then they tackle my mom, start kicking her, punching hers. She has her ribs are all bruised, shoulders bruised, everything. Tell her point a gun your head. Say that they're going to blow her head off. And they get everyone's groups form, like with their family. They cuff everyone besides the little kids, and I have bruises from them.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

I'll just show you this other clip right here from AM New York, as ICE agents raided Chinatown Canal street on Tuesday afternoon. You'll see as the community members, after they're brutalizing people on the street, the community gets pissed off. And this is exactly what ICE wants to. This is their goal. They want to try to get the community pissed. And then they want to say, oh, I guess we got to bring in the military now we're calling in the National Guard. And as they are the ones terrorizing the community, they're the criminals. They're the war criminals. Trump and his regime are the war criminals attacking our cities right now. Watch what happens as people in the city are pissed. Here, play this clip in this next video I want to show you. This is close to where I'm from, right here in San Fernando Valley at a Home Depot. ICE agents raided a Home Depot in the San Fernando area near Foothill Boulevard around 10am Eyewitnesses say at least three people were taken by standards pissed. In the video, one man calls out the agents, telling him they should be ashamed for laughing, mocking, and detaining their own people. You're brown. He shouts, and you're proud of this. This is shared by San Fernando, Son. Good stuff right here in terms of them being able to capture what's happening. Citizen journalism at its finest. Here, play this clip.

[Ron Filipkowski]

What are you guys doing? Hey, no, no, no. I need to go to work. Hey, close that door. You guys don't have the right. No, no, no, no, no, no, no, no. Guys, guys, seriously. Dude, come on, man. Hey, dude. No, no, no. You guys can't do that. Hey, hey. What the are you guys doing? Please, dude, no. I speak English, man. I don't need you to degrade me like that. YouTube. What the hell's wrong with you? You're brown. You should be ashamed of yourself. Why not? I speak English. I speak English, asshole. Dude, they make contact with her? No. You guys should be ashamed. Dude, seriously, what the hell's wrong with you? I am. Dude, how can I be relaxing? You guys are taking people.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

What the.

[Ron Filipkowski]

You want? You're.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

You're what?

[Ron Filipkowski]

No, no. You said you're what? Take off your mask. No, you just said you'll slam me. You just said I have. You have candy. What's wrong with you, man? Come on over here, bro, but don't get too close. You're telling you to come on over there, but don't get too close. You're contradicting yourself. Dude. Dude, what you guys are doing is awful. I am relaxing, but what you guys are doing is awful. Dude. It's horrible.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

Dude.

[Ron Filipkowski]

You guys are disgusting. Dude. You guys seem like you're proud of what you're doing as well. You guys seem like you're proud of what you're doing. You guys are terrible. Dude, I'll stand right here and if you do stand and go ahead. I'm not. Look, my hands are here. I have. Look, look, my hands are right here. That's why I need to move a little bit this way. I need to go right here so that I can. So that I don't get ran over. I'm right here. I'm right here. You guys approached me. I was over there with my truck. What's wrong with you, dude? Take off your mask. Take off your mask. You guys are pussies that won't take off your mask. Oh my God.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

I'll show you this other clip right here. This is the military style immigration sweeps that we were just showing you in Canal Street. Just so you have another angle to see what was going on here. Play this clip. If your manhood feels like the Florida Panhandle this time of year, great news. You can instantly refresh yourself 15 times a day without jumping into the shower. Washing with the tushy bidet transforms swamp butt into a dewy cloud. Now I absolutely love my Tushy bidet. Installation will was surprisingly quick and easy. Now I had it up and running in no time with no prior plumbing experience. It looks sleek and modern, blending in perfectly with my bathroom aesthetic. The cleaning experience is a total game changer. Way cleaner and more refreshing than using the toilet paper that I used to. Honestly, I didn't realize how much I was missing out until I tried it. Tushy is the everyday luxury bidet that instantly transforms your bathroom habits and bottom health for life. Tushy bidet gives you two in one benefits. Reducing irritation and preventing micro tears with soothing water instead of scratchy toilet paper or damaging wet wipes. It's also easy to use, sit, cleanse and dry using the built in air dryer. That's right, cleaning yourself after using the bathroom is now hands free. People who have made the switch to tushy use up to 80% less TP. No more clogged toilets. Every hello Tushy bidet comes with a 30 day hassle, free return and a 12 month warranty. Keep your swampiest body parts fresh and cool for a limited Time, our listeners get 10% off their first bidet order. When you use code MIDAS10 at checkout, that's 10% off your first bidet [e-mail] with promo code MIDAS10. In this next video I'm going to show you. It's from Clockma street and Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard in Portland, Oregon. You'll see ICE agents laying on a man's back with his full body weight for over two full minutes. Breathe. I can't breathe. He begged in Spanish five different times. @ no point is he resisting. You'll hear his wife yell, help. Iuda may you to me. She says, as her husband is gasping for air. Elizabeth Cox pulled over to take this video to preserve evidence. Right here. Here, play this. Cl.

[Ron Filipkowski]

Get out of our city. At the light, turn left onto Northeast MLK Jr Boulevard. What are you doing? What are you doing? You want me to back up? What are you doing?

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

This next video clip, you'll see ICE agents pointing a gun at a pregnant mother who's a U.S. citizen with her son in the back seat. The U.S. citizen says, Are you going to shoot a pregnant woman? You just pull a gun on me? Then he had the balls to say, it's your fault. I did that. The video clearly shows that she's just driving down the public street exercising her First Amendment rights to film the agents making the arrest. And this took place in Illinois by Chicago. Here, play this clip.

[Ron Filipkowski]

Out of here. You're gonna shoot a pregnant woman? Yeah. You're gonna spit a pregnant woman? Yeah. No, he just put a gun on. Call the cops. Call the cops. This piece of. Of a man just pointing a gun at a pregnant woman. Right there. Right there. I was going through this side. What are you talking about? My son is in the car, too. He just pointed a gun at me. You seen it? I saved him. He saved the gunners. We're driving by each other. Get out of the way. And flash in front of us. And they right directly in our car with our son again. Yes, we're still here. They're arresting someone right now. Of course it has the plates in the front. He pointed his gun away. I'm gonna complain. You fucking piece of. Yeah, you're a piece of. I'm pregnant. I am pregnant. You pointed a gun at me. You feel good with yourself?

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

In this next clip we're gonna show you. This is raw video footage of ICE holding Illinois legislator and a staffer at gunpoint. Agents pointed a gun directly at my face without any warning whatsoever, said State Representative Wan yeah. Play this clip.

[Ron Filipkowski]

I'm State Representative Hanwin. These guys are telling us to stop following. I'm state representative, U.S. customs and Border Patrol. I'm state representative. Three agents behind us. Why is my window not working? I'm State Representative Hanwin. Somehow they're able to open my windows. These people are. There's three officers in front of us. Three officers represent Han Win. He has. There's three officers. Okay.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

I'm gonna keep following this guy.

[Ron Filipkowski]

This guy. This other car behind us, they just put a gun.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

Yeah, they just had a gun.

[Ron Filipkowski]

We're at Montrose and Kimball now telling us to stop following them. I guess the other car behind me was following me. I didn't realize. But now we're at Montrose. Okay, we're heading. We're heading west on Montrose from Kimball.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

We're also seeing this right here as ICE detained a blind protester, drop him on his head onto the pavement. I think they wanted to make a point, said the 4 foot, 6 inch blind man. So they picked the weakest person they could find and made a big show of it. This individual is known for dancing and good times while protesting. A joy to be around. It was heartbreaking to see him being dragged the way he was, said the man who took the video. A spokesperson for ICE claims that Quinn Haver was obstructing law enforcement and made other violent threats. Here, play this clip.

[Ron Filipkowski]

A shocking arrest caught on camera as federal agents drag away a blind protester at Portland's ICE facility at 5:00'.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

Clock.

[Ron Filipkowski]

I'm Jeff Giannola. I'm Elizabeth Din. Protesters caught the controversial arrest on video Saturday. Now to our Ariel Sock. She spoke with some of them. And Ariel, what did they say? Yeah, so you know this. They told me that this man is just full of joy. He's often out here dancing. So that's why what they saw this Saturday was so shocking.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

It was heartbreaking to see him being dragged the way he was.

[Ron Filipkowski]

Take a look at these videos, each taken from different sides of the ICE building. You can see Quinn Abel, a blind man wearing a neon vest, sitting on the side of the driveway to the facility. Next to him is a thick blue line on the ground. Federal agents made to indicate when protesters are crossing onto federal property, allowing them to arrest people for trespassing.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

He.

[Ron Filipkowski]

They're not past the blue line. That's their. That's the line that we supposed to.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

They don't supposed to cross.

[Ron Filipkowski]

And he was on the sidewalk. That's when you see several federal agents circling around him, grabbing him by his Limbs carrying him into the ICE building before losing their grip, causing him to hit his head on the pavement. The video then shows officers dragging him past the gate, with more agents getting involved, cuffing him as the man wiggled on the ground, one agent picking up his white cane.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

The visceral reaction was to just not continue videotaping, get the angle. But I just couldn't keep it out.

[Ron Filipkowski]

I had to keep him in frame. I had to keep him in frame. And it just hurt my heart. It was shocking. And you can see in the video.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

Where I'm very vocal and then you can see my breath.

[Ron Filipkowski]

My breath was taken away because, like, what threat does that man represent to agents of the state or property? I reached out to the Department of Homeland Security. They sent a statement that reads in part, this rioter was arrested after he blatantly disobeyed law enforcement orders to remain off federal property, obstructed law enforcement and continued to block, block the driveway so vehicles could not enter or exit the ICE facility.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

And then finally, just show you this other clip right here from ICE on Canal street, just how you can see how Trump is terrorizing these communities across the country. Let me show you this clip right here.

[Ron Filipkowski]

Of here. Get the out of here. The out of here. Everybody got a Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you. Shame on you.

[Co-host or Guest Commentator]

Well, there you have it, folks. We're going to keep documenting this every step of the way in the Midas Touch Network. Horrific, horrific stuff. But this is what's happening in the United States. You have literally a terrorist regime in the Oval Office right now, destroying the White House, like literally desecrating the East Wing, terrorizing Americans, sending military to harass people. It is, it is full fledged authoritarianism in the United States and the American people hate it. Donald Trump has never been less popular. His approval is plummeting. Americans hate this guy. Corporate oligarchs, business leaders, some universities, law firms, capitulating, pathetic enablers, enablers of war crimes, enablers of crimes against humanity taking place in the United States. They really are pathetic, pathetic people who one day they'll look themselves in the mirror and maybe they have no soul, they have no conscious, but real, real horrible human beings. No other way to say it. Sick, disgusting, depraved people who are destroying this country. Sickos. Anyway, hit subscribe. Let's get to 6 million. Thanks for watching. Want to stay plugged in? Become a subscriber to our [e-mail] you'll get daily recaps from Ron Filipkowski ad free episodes of our podcast and more exclusive content only [e-mail].